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OnePlus 9 Pro vs Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus

68 out 100
OnePlus 9 Pro
VS
65 out 100
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
OnePlus 9 Pro
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 160.4g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 Pro and Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 9 Pro
vs
Spark 40 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1224x2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 89.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a
sRGB gamut97.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)192 Hzn/a
Response time41.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.2 mm (6.43 in) 163.9 mm (6.45 in)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 6.49 mm (0.26 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 160.4 g (5.66 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP64
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
89.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9 Pro and Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 MediaTek Helio G200
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 1024 64
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 140.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
1975
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1488719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39961975
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a1461
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
434157
CPU261741137544
GPU31069872008
Memory177203116943
UX225891107662
NanoReview Score975533434157
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.6 °Cn/a
Stability58 %n/a
Graphics Test34 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5707n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a
Writing score14841n/a
Web score8928n/a
Video editing6066n/a
Data manipulation9290n/a
NanoReview Score11123n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 16 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 HIOS 15.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 32 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a
Web Browsing08:24 hn/a
Video Playback12:07 hn/a
Games04:56 hn/a
Standby Mode116 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 140 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX789n/a
Sensor size1/1.431/2
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.8n/a
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom110n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX471 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.1
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 970 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 220
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 45 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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